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I headed out for the Bird Banding at the Hummingbird Festival this morning. What an experience! It took place over the weekend, July 12 – 14 at the Wye Marsh, near Midland, Ontario. (For directions, click here.) There were different workshops, but unfortunately they were all full by the time I found out about this festival a …

Bob getting a band ready for the first Hummingbird

You can see the tiny, wee band in the end of the pliers

Banding the first bird

Taking some measurements

All finished!

Releasing the hummingbird with the help of a young birder. Bob tapped the bottom of the girl’s hand and in an instant, the hummingbird has flown away.

Hummer #2 — female

The wee weight-in

Getting ready for take off. She was gone less than a second after this photo was taken.